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Doctrine & Christian Foundations

Doctrine, a set of shared beliefs, is the pillar that holds up our Christian faith. These foundational creeds define orthodoxy and guide us as we seek to follow God. Resources on this page engage with basic doctrines of the Christian faith as well as the beliefs that distinguish different Christian traditions.

Life in the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective, Edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis
Life in the Spirit
Edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis
Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Belief, By Bruce Milne
Know the Truth
Bruce Milne
God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible, Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister
God Is Great, God Is Good
Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister
Defeating Pharisaism: Recovering Jesus' Disciple-Making Method, By Gary Tyra
Defeating Pharisaism
Gary Tyra
Philosophy of Religion: Thinking About Faith, By C. Stephen Evans and R. Zachary Manis
Philosophy of Religion
C. Stephen Evans and R. Zachary Manis
Baptism: Three Views, Edited by David F. Wright
Baptism
Edited by David F. Wright
Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God, By Timothy Ward
Words of Life
Timothy Ward
Dying to Live: The Paradox of the Crucified Life, By Clive Calver
Dying to Live
Clive Calver
Desperately Wicked: Philosophy, Christianity and the Human Heart, By Patrick Downey
Desperately Wicked
Patrick Downey
The Renewal of Trinitarian Theology: Themes, Patterns & Explorations, By Roderick T. Leupp
The Renewal of Trinitarian Theology
Roderick T. Leupp
In Search of a Confident Faith: Overcoming Barriers to Trusting in God, By J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
In Search of a Confident Faith
J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
Salvation Belongs to Our God: Celebrating the Bible's Central Story, By Christopher J. H. Wright
Salvation Belongs to Our God
Christopher J. H. Wright
Know What You Believe, By Paul E. Little
Know What You Believe
Paul E. Little
10 Sessions
Faith Comes by Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism, Edited by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson
Faith Comes by Hearing
Edited by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson
Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament, By Christopher J. H. Wright
Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament
Christopher J. H. Wright
The God Who Is Triune: Revisioning the Christian Doctrine of God, By Allan Coppedge
The God Who Is Triune
Allan Coppedge
Jesus Without Religion: What Did He Say? What Did He Do? What's the Point?, By Rick James
Jesus Without Religion
Rick James
The Beauty of God: Theology and the Arts, Edited by Daniel J. Treier and Mark Husbands and Roger Lundin
The Beauty of God
Edited by Daniel J. Treier and Mark Husbands and Roger Lundin
Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views, Edited by P. C. Kemeny
Church, State and Public Justice
Edited by Paul C Kemeny
Spirituality Old & New: Recovering Authentic Spiritual Life, By Donald G. Bloesch
Spirituality Old & New
Donald G. Bloesch
Picturing the Gospel: Tapping the Power of the Bible's Imagery, By Neil Livingstone
Picturing the Gospel
Neil Livingstone
God's Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church, By Gerald R. McDermott
God's Rivals
Gerald R. McDermott
Pocket History of Evangelical Theology, By Roger E. Olson
Pocket History of Evangelical Theology
Roger E. Olson
God's Judgments: Interpreting History and the Christian Faith, By Steven J. Keillor
God's Judgments
Steven J. Keillor
I've Been Wondering: Conversations with Young Theologians, By Richard B. Steele
I've Been Wondering
Richard B. Steele